Pine Crest has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Marathon Dolphins at 3:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Pine Crest lost to North Broward Prep on the road by a 21-7 margin.
Meanwhile, a win for Marathon just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 42-20 to John Carroll Catholic. While losing is never fun, the Dolphins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while the Rams are ranked 147th).
Marathon's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Fabbianho Lous Louis Jeune, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and Ross Tanner, who rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Marathon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 14 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Pine Crest dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Marathon, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
Everything came up roses for Pine Crest against Marathon in their previous meeting back in September of 2016, as the squad secured a 41-0 victory. Will Pine Crest repeat their success, or does Marathon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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